IMPACT 2024

Improvisation and Creativity and Research-Based Education in Performing Arts

November 27-30, 2024, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Vilnius, Lithuania

The Makings of the Actor (Athens, Greece) is pleased to announce the upcoming IMPACT forum, part of our project “Act in the World,” focusing on research-based education.

Scheduled for November 27-30, 2024, this event is co-organized with the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. The forum will explore the integration of research into the teaching and learning processes within the performing arts.

IMPACT is an informal network dedicated to improvisation and creativity, drawing on interdisciplinary perspectives across music, theatre, dance, media, and artistic research. It also welcomes contributions from the humanities, social sciences, and other disciplines, creating a platform for dialogue that bridges artistic practice and academic research.

This event will provide an open and experimental forum for educators, artists, and researchers to engage with innovative educational approaches and explore the intersections of performance, research, and education. Through various interactive formats, the forum aims to encourage the development of new methodologies and promote creative exchange in a collaborative, interdisciplinary setting.

Possible presentation forms:

Keynote Presentation
30 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A

Paper/Presentation
20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A (100 EUR)

Research-Based Teaching Demonstration
45 minutes, followed by 15 minutes of Q&A (200 EUR)

Performance as Research Outcome
Up to 60 minutes, followed by a 20-minute after-talk/Q&A (250 EUR)

Registration deadline October 31st.
Scholarships for free participation available on request.

The full program will be announced on November 5th.

Contact:
themakingsoftheactor@gmail.com
impact@lmta.lt

This event is under the auspice of